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Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson speaks during a press conference on The Elders' "Girls not Brides" initiative, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The Elders is a group of independent global leaders working for peace and human rights, founded in 2007 by Nelson Mandela.

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Attendees from left, former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in fighting apartheid, founder of India's Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) Ela Bhatt, and former president of Ireland Mary...

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in fighting apartheid, listens to a speech by the Dalai Lama during a felicitation event for him in Dharmsala, India, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Hundreds of exiles cheered as the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan...

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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, center in background, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, right in front row in background, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in fighting apartheid, watch a Tibetan dance performance in Dharmsala, India, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Hundreds...

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in fighting apartheid, left, speaks as Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, front right, laughs during a felicitation event for Tutu in Dharmsala, India, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Hundreds of exiles cheered as...

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, right, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in fighting apartheid, his wife Leah, left, and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, center, join hands in Dharmsala, India, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Hundreds of exiles cheered as the Dalai Lama and the...

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in fighting apartheid, right, and the Dalai Lama, left, laugh with Tibetan government-in-exile Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay, center back, during a felicitation event for Tutu in Dharmsala, India, Friday, Feb....

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Chairman of The Elders, listens to Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary of the National League for Democracy who was speaking over a monitor from Myanmar, during a discussion regarding humanitarian leadership at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, September...

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Chairman of The Elders, gestures while telling a story during a discussion regarding humanitarian leadership at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, September 21, 2011.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Chairman of The Elders, laughs during a discussion regarding humanitarian leadership at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York September 21, 2011.

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MUNICH, GERMANY - JUNE 29: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Mabel von Oranje of The Elders poses during a portrait session at the Digital Life Design women conference (DLDwomen) at Bavarian National Museum on June 29, 2011 in Munich, Germany.

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In this photo released by The Elders, arrested Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo, left, speaks with Elders delegates, from right, Desmond Tutu, Mary Robinson, and Kofi Annan at the location where Gbagbo is being detained in the Korhogo area of northern Ivory Coast, Monday, May 2, 2011.

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PYONGSONG, NORTH KOREA - APRIL 27: In this handout image provided by The Elders, Council of Elders members, former US President Jimmy Carter (R) and former Prime Minister of Norway Gro Brundtland (C) meet medical staff and patients during a visit to Pyongsong City Hospital on April...

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PYONGSONG, NORTH KOREA - APRIL 27: In this handout image provided by The Elders, Council of Elders member, former US President Jimmy Carter (R) and former Prime Minister of Norway Gro Brundtland (2nd R) chat with a family during a house visit on April 27, 2011 in Pyongsong, North Korea.

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PYONGSONG, NORTH KOREA - APRIL 27: In this handout image provided by The Elders, Council of Elders members, former US President Jimmy Carter (L) and Former Prime Minister of Norway Gro Brundtland (2nd L) visit Pyongsong Nursing School on April 27, 2011 in Pyongsong, North Korea. The...

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PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - APRIL 27: In this handout image provided by The Elders, Council of Elders members, former Prime Minister of Norway Gro Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Ireland Mary Robinson and former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari, watch on from the back of the...

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PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - APRIL 26: In this handout image providedby The Elders, Council of Elders members (L - 3rd L) former president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari, former Prime Minister of Norway Gro Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Ireland Mary Robinson and and Former U.S....

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PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - APRIL 26: In this handout image provided by The Elders, Council of Elders members, former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari (L), former Prime Minister of Norway Gro Brundtland (2nd L), former US President Jimmy Carter (3rd L) and former Prime Minister of...

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with delegates from The Elders group to discuss the Palestinian bid at the United Nations September 22, 2011 at a hotel in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Archbishop Desmond Tutu (L), Chair of The Elders to discuss the Palestinian bid at the United Nations September 22, 2011 at a hotel in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Archbishop Desmond Tutu (2nd R), Chair of The Elders, former US President Jimmy Carter (2nd L) and former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Brundtland (L) to discuss the Palestinian bid at the United Nations September 22, 2011 at a...

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Archbishop Desmond Tutu (C), Chair of The Elders, and former US President Jimmy Carter (L) to discuss the Palestinian bid at the United Nations September 22, 2011 at a hotel in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly...

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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (C) speaks to Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, who was speaking over a monitor from Myanmar, along with talk show host Charlie Rose and Archbishop Desmond Tutu (R), Chairman of The Elders, during a discussion regarding...

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Nelson Mandela, celebrating 89th birthday, gives the thumb up as he launches 18 July 2007 the group known as The Elders, in Johannesburg. A brains trust of elder statesmen such as ex-US president Jimmy Carter and former UN chief Kofi Annan was launched by Nelson Mandela today with a...

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Nelson Mandela celebrating his 89th birthday officially unveiled 18 July 2007 in Johannesburg 'The Elders', a brains trust of elder statesmen such as ex-US president Jimmy Carter and former UN chief Kofi Annan ,former Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing, former Irish president Mary...